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imageBirdseye: Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics
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by Dorothea
Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics is a subsidary recently purchased by Rockwell Collins. Its niche in the sphere of military manufacturing is of a subcontractor designing electronics for many of the other large manufacturers. Kaiser does not directly engineer products that are quite as deadly or creepy as those manufactured by its partners, such as large missile and fighter jet systems, products with nuclear materials, or new methods of surveillance. However, its high annual income and the num...
Posted: Thu, Mar 1, 2007 6:43am PST
calendarSan Jose: Fighting For Our Lives: The United Farm Workers 1973 Grape Strike by John Thielking
Temekula Gallery behind Pagesincolor.com located at 888 E Santa Clara St (@19th St.), San Jose, CA 95116...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Feb 28, 2007 4:45pm PST
calendarVideo: Buyer Be Fair: The Promise Of Product Certification by John Thielking
Temekula Gallery behind Pagesincolor.com at 888 E Santa Clara St (@ 19th st), San Jose, CA 95116...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 24, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Feb 28, 2007 4:35pm PST
calendarGreen Technology Panel & Dinner by Daphna Noily
Stanford University Faculty Club, Palo Alto...
Event Date: Mon, Mar 5, 2007 4:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Feb 28, 2007 11:01am PST
textChalmers Johnson: “Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic" by Democracy Now (reposted)
In his new book, CIA analyst, distinguished scholar, and best-selling author Chalmers Johnson argues that US military and economic overreach may actually lead to the nation's collapse as a constitutional republic. It's the last volume in his Blowback trilogy, following the best-selling "Blowback" and "The Sorrows of Empire." In those two, Johnson argued American clandestine and military activity has led to un-intended, but direct disaster here in the United States....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 11:02am PST
textPoverty gap in US has widened under Bush by UK Independent (reposted)
The number of Americans living in severe poverty has expanded dramatically under the Bush administration, with nearly 16 million people now living on an individual income of less than $5,000 (£2,500) a year or a family income of less than $10,000, according to an analysis of 2005 official census data....
Posted: Tue, Feb 27, 2007 10:53am PST
calendarJohn Edwards' One Corps Willow Glen Meeting by Curtis Elledge
Monsieur Beans 1383 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA 95125,...
Event Date: Sun, Mar 4, 2007 1:00pm PST
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2007 8:01pm PST
calendarbenefit concert to build houses in mexico by Teddy Taxidermy
Saratoga Federated Church 20390 Park Place Saratoga, CA, 95070...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 31, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Feb 24, 2007 10:38pm PST
imageBirdseye: General Dynamics
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by Dorothea
General Dynamics is a huge military contractor, profiting from federal government defense expenditures in many areas of military engineering, army and navy vehicle manufacturing, missile/satellite design, data management and training. It has several branches in the Bay Area...
Posted: Sat, Feb 24, 2007 8:18am PST
textSan Jose Police's Drive to Get Rid of the Homeless in Downtown by Alex Gutierrez of Silicon Valley De-Bug
A young man who is living on the streets of downtown says that police harrassment ofthe homeless in downtown is escalating, especially at night....
Posted: Thu, Feb 22, 2007 6:45pm PST
text"South of the Border" Isn't a Party, It's a Disgrace by Victoria Duran
A Latina Santa Clara University student writes about the "South of the Border" party at SCU, where white students dressed up as Latino stereotypes....
Posted: Thu, Feb 22, 2007 6:38pm PST
imageThe People's Resistance in Oaxaca: Short Films & Reportback (3/3)
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by cuñado
The People's Resistance in Oaxaca: Short Films & Reportback Saturday, March 3, 2007 7 pm Pages in Color, 888 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95116 Short Films and Reportback on the People's Resistance in Oaxaca, Mexico Vladimir Flores and Shannon Young, Oaxaca correspondents for Free Speech Radio News, will be on hand to present a series of films produced by Mal de Ojo TV. Both evenings will also have a reportback and slideshow from Daniel and Ariel, Santa Cruz residents who spent ...
Posted: Thu, Feb 22, 2007 2:08pm PST
calendarThe People's Resistance in Oaxaca: Short Films & Reportback by cuñado
Pages in Color 888 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95116...
Event Date: Sat, Mar 3, 2007 7:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Feb 22, 2007 2:04pm PST
calendarLetter Delivery to Mike Honda -- MoveOn.org, Veterans, Peace groups by Deirdre Des Jardins
Outside Honda's office at 1999 South Bascom Ave, Campbell...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 22, 2007 12:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Feb 21, 2007 9:14pm PST
imageBirdseye: Raytheon
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by Dorothea
Raytheon is a large military contractor with numerous specialties, and several divisions and branches in the Bay Area and rest of California. They are engaged in electronic weaponry, missile defense, radar and surveillance, and personnel and information management systems....
Posted: Tue, Feb 20, 2007 7:03am PST
textBay Area Events- Grassroots, Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine by via Donna
Grassroots, Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine with Mohammed Khatib from Bil'in and Feryal Abu Haikal from Tel Rumeida Bay Area Tour - February 25th-28th For more information visit www.norcalism.org...
Posted: Sat, Feb 17, 2007 10:19pm PST
calendarLabor Demonstration at Broadcom Corporation by catherine cusic
3151 Zanker Road San Jose. Free parking and shuttle from 2302 Zanker Rd (UNITE HERE Local19)....
Event Date: Wed, Feb 28, 2007 4:30pm PST
Posted: Fri, Feb 16, 2007 7:10pm PST
textIs Al Franken Worthy to Take Wellstone’s Seat? by Paul Hogarth, Beyond Chron (reposted)
Yesterday, comedian Al Franken made it official that he will run in 2008 against Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman. There is no Republican who I want to see defeated more than Norm Coleman – who challenged the late Senator Paul Wellstone in 2002, and only won after Wellstone tragically died in a plane crash. Franken formally announced by video on his campaign website, and acknowledged that voters should be skeptical about whether a comedian could be a serious politician. He spoke from the heart ...
Posted: Thu, Feb 15, 2007 9:19am PST
calendarSocialist Labor Party Discussion Meeting by Socialist Labor Party
Santa Clara Public Library, Sycamore Room, 2635 Homestead Rd. [Between Keily Blvd & San Tomas Expwy]...
Event Date: Sat, Feb 17, 2007 10:30am PST
Posted: Thu, Feb 15, 2007 12:24am PST
textUS Senator Barack Obama and the war in Iraq by wsws (reposted)
Barack Obama, the junior US senator from Illinois, formally announced his candidacy for US president in a speech in Springfield, Illinois on Saturday. Obama, who has emerged as a leading contender for the Democratic nomination in 2008, has already attracted a coterie of leading Democratic strategists, and insiders say there is little doubt that he can raise the tens of millions of dollars required to mount a “serious” campaign....
Posted: Tue, Feb 13, 2007 9:28am PST
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